:) :D WhOA! WOW! Thank you ALL for your generous advice - I'm totally blown away. I should have checked back earlier before I sent for items ... THANK YOU FOR THE TIPS! Bob you're gold! ... but I got blooming ripped off already =( :cry: (Diff is AUD100) Should have ordered the Votaw i/o Vortex first...

I have been away from the workbench for a bit due to life... How is everyone? Have missed you all - Bob, Steve, Joe, Adam and Phineas. I hope you are all well and ever evolving to the next level of sagedom =) ...still waters for me lately. Have sometime to look at workbench again... looking for gene...

Bit of a belated response but I love the new look fluteland forum and Message Board guys. Even the font looks great. Took me a few secs to look around but Quicklinks tucks everything discreetly away. Such a good clean look Great job =)

Bit of a belated response but I love the new look fluteland forum and Message Board guys. Even the font looks great. Took me a few secs to look around but Quicklinks is neat and tidy. Great job =) Thanks for the blooper post ... so now we know where the tech schools like Red Wing get their fresh cad...

That's fantastic. The Q was not an "audit" but merely for my own awareness. Love the disciplined approach that is espoused in all you do in the trades, vocation, industry et cetera. I do recognise their importance. My exposure in these matters are v ltd as my background is more data related of the n...

I only clean the pads when there's dirt or build up (guck as you say) on it, when the pad is too new to replace. And I use Pad Juice fr JLS. - minimally applied from the applicator cloth which is gentle, lintfree yet provides enough "friction" to grab the guck. - Only because I would like to think i...

[Preamble] Good day fluteland, and it literally is. Finally a stretch of moderate brilliant spring days in the southern hemishere. Thought it a good time to break the hibernation and get back on board romancing the flute. Glad to read that all is well with everybody. [Meat] Just wondering if hobbyis...

It will not affect how the sax plays. I suspect that because it's mis-aligned its binding on the pivot screws, or zap post has moved as well To straighten simply tap it flat against a flat surface with a rawhide hammer A post is dented in and I totally missed that! Seems that the point of impact wa...

Can't believe it's been nearly a year and 4 months since the start of this thread. Am doing a belated Anniversary meander down fluteland and re-reading your posts and marvelling back at my journey this year past. Very thankful to you contributors jim22, piedpiper (missing your posts lately, Bob), jB...

Nice fingernail, how does one repair with nails like that. :mrgreen: That's why I haven't... yet. The kink is very noticeable, but you are also working with a solid tube there, not a hinged tube. I know matt he does good work To repair something like that bell you charge by the hour, I estimate it ...

Straightening a rod can be achieved with a battery drill and a hole in your hammer, most of my hammers have various sized holed drilled into the handle for this purpose It is far easier but just to make another rod and cut a thread accordingly Straightening a hinge tube is a knack, its understandin...